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What is considered "recent experience" in nursing? I have been away from nursing for two years but have been enrolled in a BSN program the whole time. Will this be a barrier to re-employment?

It truly sounds like the facility you were working for is a toxic environment. Nurses shouldn't be fired because a patient falls as there is no way to prevent that unless you have a nurse sitting by the bedside 24-7. A lot of bed alarms don't go off...

I am mostly wondering what employers do or will think? The BON of the 2 states I am licensed in only require refreshers if you have let your license expire and you havent worked in 3 or 4 years. I kept my license active and I have been enrolled in a...

How long can you be away from bedside nursing before they require a refresher course?

Do HH agencies typically ask for pre- employment physicals or physical agility tests?

I agree the questioning on licensure is ambiguous. My state just asks " Do you have or have you ever had a mental....physical.....to safely practice nursing? First...its not many that have never had a bout of depression or a broken something....And ...

It has been a long time since I had to look for work. Do facilities this days require pre-employment physicals or "fit tests"? And what does the test entail?

Interesting. Im going into home health because Im hoping I can get away from constant walking. All these job descripts talk about being able to lift 50-75#. A HH nurse I know said she never needs to lift other than her nurse bag. I come from a hosp ...

Oh..by "Fit test" I meant fitness for the physical aspects of the job....like do they have you demonstrate lifting...Jumping jacks...etc?

What do you do in a fit test?

Review EEOC disability guidelines. It is actually illegal for them to require a pre-employment physical. They can only ask you to have an exam once there has been a job offer. However, they can ask YOU if you meet all the essential functions of the...

What do they have you do?